Ticket printing device



Oct. 13; 1936.

c. D.'JOYAU X TICKET PRINTING DEVICE Filed July 25, 1934 Patented Oct. 13, 1936 UNITED STATES 2,057,031 H v t TICKET PRINTING- EVIC Charles Daniel Joyaux; Paris, France Application July 25; 19s4,[seria1No. 7s6,962

In France August 1, 1933 4 Claims. (o1. 101569) The present invention relates to a portable apparatus for printing tickets or receipts usable in all transport services as also in' shops, exhibitions, public offices and so on.

An object of the present invention is to provide a portable or stationary device for imprinting upon tickets, cards, and the like, the imprinting consisting of information such as is desirable in passenger conveying service 'orit may be used for cancelling tickets, passes and the like.

Another object is to provide a device that will operate in any position and under all conditions. It is not necessary to give the device special care or consideration when being used and it is therefore well adapted to the hard service of transportation service.

Another object is to provide means by which the subject matter to be imprinted is changeable by the user. The device therefore may be used for various services and is not limited to any one special subject matter.

Another object is to provide a device which will operate with tickets, cards and the like which 25 are of varying thickness, without the necessity of adjustment.

Another object is to provide a device which is proof against fraudulent usage. The device is to be proof against use except by a given 30 operator.

Different other particularities will be put in evidence in the course of the following description relating to the drawing appended and in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the printing device;

Fig. 2 shows the device in its rest-position,

in section according to lines l l9 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 shows the device in the same section, in its position of impression.

The present invention consists of a printing device into which cards or the like are presented on a small carriage, this carriage is guided between two axes 32 and 33 (Figs. 1 and 2) connecting two sides or cheeks 34 and 35 forming a small conduit 3| 3. in which is introduced the ticket to be obliterated or cancelled.

A bead 3|b allows for comfortable position of a finger which in pushing the carriage causes it to slide between the two axes 32 and 33.

Said carriage carries an inking roller 36 or an inking ribbon serving the same purpose.

The rear part of the carriage is provided with a mortice 3|c in which engages a fork 3'! terminating a semicircular arm 38 the other end of which forms a jaw to receive a lining 39 of soft or resilient material ing platen, r w

This platen, hammer or type arm 38 oscillatesabout an axis 40 carried by the two sides or cheeks 34 and 35. V r

In the mortice 3'0 of the carriage 3| is secured a pin 4| acting on the fork 31 at each movement of. the carriage.

Finally the rear extremity of the carriage is provided with two pivots 42 on which articulate two connecting rods 43 pivoting about an axis 46 carried by the sides or cheeks. These rods are connected, by means of the pins 41, to small connecting rods 48 articulated on two pins 49 secured on a cradle 50 carrying the printing block represented in dot and dash lines in the drawings.

The cradle 50 consists of twoarms articulated on the sides or cheeks 34 and 35 by means of a pin 52 and connected together by a cross piece 509.-

Return springs 53 act on the cradle 50 and constantly return the device to its position of rest.

The printing block has circular wheels engraved and of known type operated by knobs 54, 55, 56 and so on and ensuring the printing. of all the service indications.

At rest the inking roller 36 is not in contact with the wheels 5| and any rotation of these is possible without affecting the said roller.

By pushing the carriage, the arm 38 is driven until it strikes the ticket through an aperture 3 Id provided in the carriage. But simultaneously the inking roller 36 will have inked the wheels, the cradle 58 displaced by the rods 43 and 48 will have brought the wheels beneath the window 3 is level with the hammer 39 and the ticket will be printed (Fig. 3).

This printing could have been effected by the operator without the ticket having left his fingers and without manipulating the lever, handle, crank or other similar means.

Modifications in shape and detail can be incorporated in the apparatus hereinbefore described by way of example which is in no way limitative.

What I claim, is:

1. A portable printing apparatus comprising a pair of cheeks, inking means, disks having type mounted on the periphery thereof, a carriage carrying said inking means, rollers connecting said cheeks together and arranged to have said carriage guided therebetween, rocker arms pivoted at one end of said cheeks and at their other end supand which forms the printporting said disks, lever arms connecting said carriage with said rocker arms for moving said disks into operative position upon the inward movement of said carriage and a pivoted platen arm actuated by said carriage for strongly forcing a ticket carried by said carriage against said printing disks.

2. A portable printing apparatus comprising a pair of checks, inking means, disks having type mounted on the periphery thereof, a carriage carrying said inking means, rollers connecting said cheeks together and arranged to have said carriage guided therebetween, rocker arms pivoted at one end of said cheeks and at their other end supporting said disks, elastic means connecting said rocker arms with said cheeks for automatically returning the mechanism of the apparatus to its inoperative position and allowing a smooth operation to said mechanism, lever arms connecting said carriage with said rocker arms for moving said disks into operative position upon the inward movement of said carriage and a pivoted platen arm actuated by said carriage for strongly forcing a ticket carried by said carriage against said printing disks.

3. A portable printing apparatus comprising a pair of checks, inking means, disks having type mounted on the periphery thereof, a carriage carrying said inking means, rollers connecting said cheeks together and arranged to have said carriage guided therebetween, rocker arms pivoted at one end of said cheeks and at their other end supporting said disks, lever arms connecting said carriage with said rocker arms for moving said disks into operative position upon the inward movement of said carriage, a pivoted platen arm actuated by said carriage for strongly forcing a ticket carried by said carriage against said printing disks, and a soft resilient material mounted upon said platen arm for absorbing the force of said platen arm striking the ticket against said disks.

4. A portable printing apparatus comprising a pair of checks, inking means, disks having type mounted on the periphery thereof, knobs mounted exteriorly of said cheeks and connected to said disks for controlling the position of the type upon said disks, said knobs having figures similar to the type upon said disks for showing the position of said type, a carriage carrying said inking means, rollers connecting said cheeks together and arranged to have said carriage guided therebetween, rocker arms pivoted at one end of said cheeks and at their other end supporting said disks, lever arms connecting said carriage with said rocker arms for moving said disks into operative position upon the inward movement of said carriage and a pivoted platen arm actuated by said carriage for strongly forcing a ticket carried by said carriage against said printing disks.

CHARLES DANIEL J OYAUX. 

